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iJiil;¥i ,gum sth— up [usually passive] (BrE, informal) to cover or fill sth
with a sticky substance so that it stops moving or working as it should 7 gum-ball /'gAmboil/ noun (NAmE) a small ball of chewing gum that looks like a
sweet/candy MM Plfjfi gumbo /'gAmbau; NAmE -boo/ noun [U] a thick chicken or
seafood soup, usually made with
the vegetable
okra 1mm ()
gum-boil /‘gAmboil/ noun a small swelling on
the gum in a person’s mouth, over
an infected area on the root of a tooth
gum-boot /’gAmbuit/ noun (old-fashioned, BrE) =
gum-drop /'gAmdrnp; NAmE -dra:p/ noun a sweet/candy that is
like a small firm lump of jelly
Sr;
gummed /gAmd/ adj. [usually before noun] (of stamps, paper,
etc. M M, covered with a type of glue
that will become sticky
when water is put on it ]}£
mm,
gummy /'g\mi/ adj. (informal) 1 sticky
or covered in gum(2) 2 a gummy
smile shows
your teeth and gums (
IticN" ) gump tion /'gAmpJn/ noun [U] (old-fashioned, informal) 1 the intelligence needed to know what to do
in a particular situation ElH1; % ^2 courage and determination fj A;
gum-shield /'gAmJ'iild/ (BrE) (AMrnE mouth-guard) noun a cover that a sports player wears in
his/her mouth to protect the teeth and gums
( gum-shoe /'gxmju:/ noun (old-fashioned, NAmE, informal) = detective(I)
gum tree noun a eucalyptus
tree ® M ; Wtlt rnrim be up a 'gum tree (BrE, informal) to
be in a very difficult situation PS ASM;; gun 0"" /qmiI noun, verb
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noun 1 [C] a weapon that is
used for firing bullets or
shells ffc; M: to fire a gun at sb ft ^ Xff
A o a toy gun o anti-aircraft
guns MMM 0 Look out, he’s
got a gun! /Jn>l> , ffr! 0 Should
police officers carry guns? 0 He pointed/aimed the gun
at her head, M 7 ft it / B® '&
7 *& A 0 o The police officers drew their guns (= took them out so they were ready to
use). 7 Eh 0 She
pulled a gun on me
(=
took out a gun and aimed it at me).
7$c0
O The gun went off by accident, A7«, 0 a gun battle between
rival gangs — see
also
AIR GUN, HANDGUN, MACHINE GUN, SHOTGUN, STUN GUN, SUB-MACHINE GUN, TOMMY GUN
2 [C] a tool that uses pressure to send out a substance or an object nftft
jfr: a staple gun * U — see
also spray
gun 3 the gun [sing.] the signal to
begin a race, that is made by firing a special gun, called a starting pistol, into the air /SI® ft Eh 4
[C]
(informal, especially
NAmE) a person who is paid to shoot sb ^ ^ A W
7:
a hired gun 07 WE77 — see also flashgun, son of a gun IBIBI hold/put a gun to sb’s 'head to force sb to do sth
that they do not want to do, by making threats under the 'gun (NAmE,
informal) experiencing a lot of
pressure AiSElAlEA: I’m really under the gun today.
(with)
all/both guns blazing (informal) with a lot of energy and
determination ^ ig A ft M & ;
fit
MWi: The champions came out (with) all guns blazing.
—more
at great adj.,
JUMP V., SPIKE V., STICK V.
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verb (-nn-) 1
[v] (NAmE) (of
an engine A://) El) to run very
quickly M is : a line of motorcycles
with their engines gunning 2 [VN +adv./prep.]
(NAmE) to start driving a vehicle very fast \% ( )
Efl
H:
He gunned the cab through the red light,
n, HU3EI be gunning for
sb (informal) to be looking for an
opportunity to blame or attack sb )
^A be
'gunning for
sth to be competing for or trying hard to get
sth 7, ( M&J ) : She’s
gunning for the top
job. gun sb-down [usually
passive] to shoot sb,
especially killing or seriously injuring them ff EHftiF ( A A )
gun-boat /'gAnbaut; NAmE -bout/ noun a small ship that is
fitted with large guns MM; MM .gunboat di'plomacy noun [U] a way of making
another country accept your demands by using the threat of force MMM^k ( )
'gun carriage noun a support on wheels
for a large heavy gun MM
'gun control noun [u] (especially NAmE) laws that restrict the sale and use of guns EtAH ifcij
( & )
'gun dog noun a dog trained to help
in the sport of shooting, for example by finding birds that have been shot ig-A
gun-fight /'gAnfait/ noun a fight between people
using gunsffci^; ►gun-fight-er
noun gun-fire /'gAnfaia(r)/ noun [U] the repeated
firing of guns; the sound of guns firing ( )
MX,
A
7: an exchange of gunfire with the police MWXtf) 01 could hear gunfire, $£7 MMPo gunge /gAnd3/ (BrE) (also gunk NAmE, BrE)
noun [U] (,informal) any unpleasant, sticky
or dirty substance Eft ►gungyad).
gung-ho fgxi) 'hau; NAmE 'hou/ adj. (informal, disapproving) too enthusiastic about sth, without
thinking seriously about it, especially about fighting and war
gunk /gxqk/ noun [U] (especially
NAmE) = gunge gun-man /'gAnman/ noun (pi. -men /-man/) a man who uses
a gun to steal from or kill people j#Et
7
A^f
gun-metal /• gAnmetl/ noun [U] 1 a metal that is
a mixture of copper, tin and zinc j&'n jfe ( Eh H ^ ) 2 a dull blue-grey
colour M^El', Bf MM
gunnel = gunwale
gun-ner /’gAna(r)/ noun 1 a member of the
armed forces who is trained to use large guns M 7; Mf^
■
a soldier in the British artillery (= the part of the
army that uses large guns)
( ) ±A;
M&
gun-nery /‘gAnari/ noun [u] (technical A i§) the operation of large military guns
'gunnery sergeant noun an officer of middle
rank in the
gunny /'gAni/ noun [U] a type of rough
cloth used for making sacks ; flftA
gun-ny-sack /'gAnisaek/ noun (NAmE) a large bag made from rough material and used to store
flour, potatoes, etc. () nmm gun-point /'gAnpomt/ noun flTf^l at gunpoint while threatening sb
or being threatened with a gun 7 ^
P : The driver was
robbed at gunpoint.
nMmftmbo
gun-pow-der /'gAnpauda(r)/ (also pow-der) noun [U] explosive powder used especially in bombs or fireworks AlHj
gun run ner /'gAnrAna(r)/ noun a person who secretly
and illegally brings guns into a country %
‘X^Llg ►gun-run ning noun [U] gun-ship /'gAnJip/ noun an armed military helicopter or other aircraft
gun-shot /'gAnJnt; NAmE -Ja:t/ noun 1 [U] the bullets that are fired from a gun tfr #:
gunshot wounds 2 [C] the firing of a
gun; the sound of it being fired : I
heard the sound of
gunshots out in the street. ffcQ/rIt±o
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[U] the distance that a bullet from a gun
can travel
( ) 7©: He was out of/within
gunshot. MfE
gun-sight /‘gAnsait/ noun a part of a gun that
you look through in order to aim it accurately ( gun sling er /'gAnslirja(r)/ noun (NAmE) a
person who is paid to kill people, especially in films/movies about the